Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-09-10

| First Presbyterian church Tuesday evening.
Mr.. Browne brought some wonderful effects
out of the new organ. and it probably sur
prised the Presbyterian folks to see how
much tone they have got for the money in
the new organ.
Mr.. Oliver Remsberg is playing double
bass with the Bennett & MOultOn Opera
Co. this season. He is with the company
this season which plays through the east,
and which will play for one week at Blacks
opera house this winter. He writes that
the company has been much strengthened
this season. Miss Louise Kissing is the
prima donna.
Miss Grace Cornwall the well-knOwn
pianste and music teacher of this city, has
removed to San Diego. Cal. where she will
locate and teach the piano.
II is truly amazing what number Of pi
amos are sold in Springfield every year. A
prominent piano agent said the other day:
Trade is excellent. have sold six pianos
this month myself"
Miss Mary Nelson. the talented pianiste
and organiSt of this city. has about decided
to go to southern California next spring.
She will be- accompanied by her brother
Tom, who will get position rs shorthand
writer.
Mr.. Herbert FesSenien, the violinist of
this city. is learning to play the mandolin.
He made his own instrument and it is of
bes ut full fini N and fine tone. He Is now
busy at work reading works on construct
ing violins. and will probably make some
specimens OF the king of instruments"
The famous BOulanger March. named
after General Boulanger. the new French
hero. was played Saturday night by the
Big Six band. and by the opera house or
chestra at the Grand last Monday night.
This march has been prescribed by the
French authorities and cannot be played
in Paris. The New York Herald published
the march in full in the daily. under the
title OF The New Marssilles Hymn" All
copies OF the paper were promptly seized
and destroyed by the French government
The march is really very pretty. but has
none OF the lofty fervor and stirring patriot
ism of the immortal Marseilles. 1t CLUES
itself TO the lip of the whistler very read
lily however.
asked Professor Hardick, the pianOIst.
what he thought of Organist Browns in
depreciation of Gottschalk's dying Poet
after the organ concert Tuesday night
No man should play GOttschalk's music
unless he has heard the composer play it
nlUlStll. was tuF tVspDhSS. ioi-
was a musical hero worshiper in his
youth. He was so carried away
which Gottschalk infused into the compost
tions. that he travelled from town to town
after the great artist, attending all his con-
certs for several weeks, and drinking in all
the rapt strains. II you get an opportunity.
look at the professors silver watch. Many
a time has that watch slept under the pillow
of the immortal piano king, Franz List.
When Professor Pardck WAS in Germany
he met List and friendship soon ripsned
between them. One day Hardick asked
List to exchange watches with him. He
had gold watch and List silver one.
Nothing 10th. List accepted. and that is
how Lists watch comes To tick III Profes-
sor Hardick's fob. Many . musical enthus-
last would be glad to pay many times its
intrinsic value. for this keepsake OF the
master.
The quail will be extraordinarily plen-
tiful this season." said Mr.. VIM. Ii. Griffith
the other day. Il was out in the country
recently and the farmers say that the fiOcks
have never been SO numerous or contained
so many birds, for many years"
RAMBLER.